물 마시고 싶어요
mul masigo sipeoyo
i want to drink water in Korean is 물 마시고 싶어요 (mul masigo sipeoyo).
This phrase is used to express a desire to consume water. To make your request sound more natural and less blunt, you can add 좀 (which literally means 'a little') to say 물 좀 마시고 싶어요 (I want to drink some water).
What does it mean word for word?
물 means 'water'. The phrase 마시고 싶어요 is composed of the verb 마시다 (to drink) and the auxiliary construction -고 싶다 (to want to).
Which one should you use?
물 마시고 싶어 is the casual version, while 물을 마시고 싶습니다 is the highly formal version.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the level of formality by altering the sentence endings. Changing the ending to -습니다 makes the sentence highly formal and polite.
How do you pronounce it?
mul masigo sipeoyo
Did you know?
- The word 물 (water) may be a distant relative of the Japanese word mizu (water).
- In a traditional Korean restaurant, you will often find a self-service water station, and it is common to refill your own glass without waiting for a server.
- While 물 is the general word for water, Koreans use different terms for water depending on its temperature, such as 정수 for purified water and 냉수 for cold water.
Examples in context
- 물 마시고 싶어요.mul masigo sipeoyo.I want to drink water.
- 너무 목이 말라서 물 마시고 싶어요.neomu mogi mallaseo mul masigo sipeoyo.I'm so thirsty, I want to drink water.
- 지금 바로 물 마시고 싶어요.jigeum baro mul masigo sipeoyo.I want to drink water right now.
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Minji are walking in a park.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo민지 씨, 저 물 마시고 싶어요.Minji ssi, jeo mul masigo sipeoyo.Minji, I want to drink water.
- 민지 Min-ji여기 생수 있어요.yeogi saengsu isseoyo.There is bottled water here.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo정말 고마워요.jeongmal gomawoyo.Thank you so much.
- 민지 Min-ji천천히 마셔요.cheoncheonhi masyeoyo.Drink it slowly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 물, CC BY-SA 4.0.
